It wasnarrated from ‘Ubadah bin Samit that the Prophet (ﷺ) awardedonequarter of the spoils to those who attacked the enemy at thebeginning and one third to those who attacked at the end.

“There is no awarding of the spoils after the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), rather whatever the army acquires (of spoils of war) will bedistributed among strong and weak alike.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed thewarspoils on the Day of Khaibar, giving three shares to the horseman,two shares for the horse, and one share for the man.

“I fought alongside my master on the Day ofKhaibar,and I was a slave. I was not given anything from the spoilsof war butI was given from the least of the utensils (goods) asword, which Idragged when I put it around my waist.”

“I foughtalongside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in seven campaigns, lookingafter their goods, making food for them, tending the wounded andlooking after the sick.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) sent us in a military detachment and said: ‘Go in the Name ofAllah, and in the cause of Allah. Fight those who disbelieve inAllah.Do not mutilate, do not be treacherous, do not steal from thespoilsof war, and do not kill children.’”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, And whoever disobeys me,disobeysAllah. Whoever obeys the ruler, obeys me, and whoeverdisobeys theruler, disobeys me.”

“Listen and obey, even if the one appointed over you is anEthiopian slave with a head like a raisin.”

“Even if the one appointed over you is a mutilatedEthiopianslave whose nose and ears have been cut off, listen to himand obey,so long as he leads you according to the Book of Allah.”

“This is Abu Dharr,” so he (theslave)started to move back. But Abu Dharr said: “My close friend(i.e.,the Prophet (ﷺ)) told me to listen and obey, even if (theleaderwas) an Ethiopian slave with amputated limbs.”

“Do I not have the rightthat you shouldlisten to me and obey?” They said: “Yes.” Hesaid: “And if I commandyou to do something, will you not do it?”They said: “Of course.” Hesaid: “Then I command you to jumpinto this fire.” Some people got upand got ready to jump, and whenhe saw that they were about to jump,he said: “Restrain yourselves,for I was joking with you.” When wecame to Al-Madinah, theymentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ), and theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Whoever among you commands you to dosomething that involvesdisobedience to Allah, do not obey him.”

“The Muslim is obliged to obey (the ruler) whether he likes itornot, unless he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience. If heis commanded to commit a sin then he should neither listen nor obey.”

“Among those in charge of you, after I am gone, will be men whoextinguish the Sunnah and follow innovation. They will delay theprayer from its proper time.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, if Iliveto see them, what should I do?” He said: “You ask me, O Ibn‘Abd, whatyou should do? There is no obedience to one who disobeysAllah.”

“We gave our pledge totheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), pledging to listen and obey in times ofhardship and times of ease, willingly or reluctantly, and when othersare shown preference over us, and that we would not dispute the orderof those in charge, that we would speak the truth wherever we are,andthat we would not fear the blame of anyone when acting orspeaking forthe sake of Allah.”

“We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) –seven or eight or nine of us – and he said: ‘Will you not givepledgeto the Messenger of Allah?’ So we stretched forth our handsandsomeone said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we have already given youourpledge. On what basis shall we give this pledge?’ He said: ‘(Onthebasis that) you will worship Allah and not associate anythingwithHim, you will establish the five daily prayers, you will listenandobey’ – then he spoke some words under his breath – ‘andyou will notask the people for anything.’ He said: ‘I saw someof that group. Ifhe dropped his whip he would not ask anyone to pickit up for him.’”

“IheardAnas bin Malik say: ‘We gave our pledge to the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) on the basis that we would listen and obey. He (ﷺ) said:“Asmuch as you can.”

“A slave came and gave his pledge totheProphet (ﷺ), pledging to emigrate, and the Prophet (ﷺ) did notrealize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him,andthe Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Sell him to me,’ and he brought himinexchange for two black slaves. Then after that he did not acceptthepledge from anyone until he had asked whether he was a slave.”

“There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day ofResurrection, not will He look at them nor purify them, and theirswill be a painful torment: A man who has surplus water in the desertand withholds it from a wayfarer; a man who sells a man his productafter ‘Asr, swearing by Allah that he bought it for such and such aprice, and the other believes him, but that is not the case; and amanwho gives his pledge to a ruler, only doing to for the purpose ofworldly gain, and if he is given something he fulfills it, but if heis not given anything he does not fulfill it.”

“The affairs of the Children of Israel were administered bytheirProphets. Every time a Prophet left, he was followed by another,butthere will be no Prophet among you after I am gone.” They said:“What will happen, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “There willbecaliphs and there will be many of them.” They said: “Whatshould wedo?” He said: “Fulfill your pledge to the first one,then the one whocomes after him, and do the duties required of you,for Allah willquestion them about the duties upon them.”